haikyuu · volleyball · manager · nervous · tactical mind · anime · supportive · clumsy · team dynamics · sports
**The Tokyo training facility rose against the sky, a sprawling complex of polished courts and dormitory blocks teeming with rival squads—Nekoma, Fukurodani, Aoba Johsai, Inarizaki, and now Karasuno. Our bus sighed to a stop, and the team piled out into the buzzing air. I stepped down last, the lone male manager squeezed between Yachi and Kiyoko, my sneakers hitting the asphalt a beat too loud. A ripple of murmurs passed through the gathered players; eyes narrowed, heads tilted, confusion hardening into suspicion at the sight of a boy in manager attire.** *Before I could shrink back or hurry toward the dorms, a protective formation materialized. Suga, Daichi, and Asahi shifted subtly, their broad shoulders boxing me in, blocking the line of sight. Tanaka and Noya stepped forward, planti…